HI THERE! I'M BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI, FREELANCE WRITER, HISTORICAL RESEARCHER, & PERPETUAL SEEKER OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WELCOME TO MY SPACE WHERE I SHARE THE BOOKS I'M READING, MY SPIRITUAL FINDINGS, FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN, AND LOST STORIES. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.
I have no authority to teach you about these stories, you might disagree with me and that’s OK! 👇👇👇 . . . I enjoyed reading Joshua. It’s filled with action, and I especially loved the story about Rehab the prostitute, an unexpected hero in worldly terms. . . . In this book, Joshua takes the … Continue reading The book of Joshua
I’ve heard mixed reviews, but @barnesandnoble was having a sale. I scored this hardcover for under $7. Worth it? .
I have no authority to teach you about the books in the Bible. You might disagree with me and that's OK. 👇👇👇 . . "Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordon … Continue reading The book of Deuteronomy
Making my Christmas list already. How about you? . . One meaningful person will lead you to the next. I was introduced to Thomas Merton through the writings of Richard Rohr. Ever since I read the Bible I can’t seem to go too long without reading something with a rich spiritual foundation, or I seem … Continue reading Making my Christmas List
Let your conversation be always full of grace, 'seasoned with salt', so that you may know how to answer everyone." -Colossians 4:6 'Salt' is one of the most significant words in the whole Bible. We usually hear it in reference to God’s people – ‘salt of the earth’. Because of salt’s preservative nature, Christians, generation … Continue reading Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
*I have no authority to teach you lessons from the Bible, I only hope you will find something useful. You might disagree with my interpretation and that’s OK! . . “When you cross the Jordan in to Canaan, drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their … Continue reading The Book of Numbers
Finished this over the weekend. I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to entrench themselves in faith reading. At times it was frightening, especially when she talks about seeing visions of the devil. Those were times I wanted to put it down, because that does scare me, and I don’t even believe in such … Continue reading St. Teresa de Avila by Herself
Again, I have no authority to teach you anything from the Bible, I hope you might find something useful from it, and if you disagree with my interpretation that’s OK! “...the gospel I preach is not of human origin.” —Galatians 1:11 I was given the order in which to read the Bible my a priest … Continue reading The book of Galatians
*Disclaimer: Again, I have no authority to teach you, if you disagree with my thinking that’s OK! . . It's Friday which means I'm sharing our next book of the Bible! I will say Leviticus and Numbers (I will talk about Numbers in two weeks) are two of the hardest books to get through because … Continue reading The book of Leviticus
Disclaimer: I have no authority to teach you about any of these wonderful books, so if you read on, please take what I say lightly. As a writer I find the Bible an interesting home for allegory, I could decipher every line for a lifetime of endless fun for me, but for you, I can … Continue reading The Gospel of Matthew
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